Saddle for motor-cycles.



F. MESINGER.

SADDLE FOR MOTOR CYCLES.

APPLICATION FILED APILZZ, 1914.

1,1 1 5,71 1 Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO. PHOTO-Linda. WASH":

which'the following isaspecification. I

' secured a pair of brackets 12, which are ap ertured for the receptionof bolts 13. These passing through the members-22 is so constructedthatjolts are freelyt aken pneumatically.cushioned, so thatin thisfway,

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'of'correspondingly shaped plates 21. These 1 plates have upper andlower flanges and acseat frame to post19, that the dip ofthe opposedintegral jaws 20 -that upon ab ut-.

tingfwith each other, will preventfany such undue contraction oftheyoke, as would throw its cheeks out of parallelism, which wouldinvolve a loosening ofthe seat frame,

UNITEDSTATESPATENT0FFI0E- To all whom it may concern: M v

* it k11 nnth FR DE CK Mi SI Q R. a" citizen of the UnitedStates,residing New York city, county of Bronx, and' Sta'te of New York,have invented a new and'use-f ful Improved Saddle for Moto-r.-Cycles,of

This invention relates *to a saddle more particularly adaptedfor motorcycles,wh1ch up by means of coiled springs whichare a pleasant riding isinsured.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a longitudinal section partlyinside view of a saddle embodying my invention; Fig. 2,- a cross sectionthereof -and Fig. 3, atop View of the cylinders and adjoiningparts,"

with the nuts removed and the bails ln sec- To the cantle 10, of 'thesaddleftop 11, are

bolts serve to sustain the rear end of thestay spring 14 and also forattachment to the oantle of a pair of "knuckles or eyes 15; Throughthese knuckles .pass'flooselythe upper horizontal members of a pair ofbails 16, the lower hook-shapedends ofwhich en'- gage apertures formedin the upper portions of apair of cylinderslZ. These cylinders areclosedby heads 18, and areby the con-,1 struction' described, so suspendedfromfthe back of the saddle top that they have a free pivotal movement,and will at the same time; participate in any vertical'action'of saidtop; The seat post 19 is straddled by a resilient yoke j 20, having apair of corrugated "or roughened cheeks that are engaged by a paircommodate the two parallel members22 of the seat frame, to the forwardend of which. thefront of the saddle top 11 is secured, while the backpart ofsa'id top is freely; suspended above said members. A bolt 23, aswell as through plates 21 and yoke 20, so secures the former may bereadily adjusted. Yoke 20 isprovided at its lower end with apair of 5Specification of was rate t. Applicationfiled Amman. u nam s- "spring 28bears carried by rod pre'fera-bly composed o'fapair of disks bewhilempresses a areness. f?

connection. The rear ends of members 22 i are deflected laterally gtoform diverging I ar nsi2t, each of said'arms, terminating in an eye25.end of a'piston or plunger rod 26,.

This eye encompasses the upper which extends into cylinder 17 and isfixedly secured to arm 24 by 'a nut 27. Rod 26 is. encompassed by asplral spring 28 which is housed in cylinder 17, and bears with itsupper endagainst head.

18,fwhere it is engaged "by nicked ends 16 ofb'ail 16. At its against aplunger head 29,

26. This plunger head, is

tween which interposed, so

a cup-shaped paokingBO, is that in this way a substanlower end tiallyair tight joint is formed between cyl- .inder and plunger. p j g v I Itwill be seen that by the construction de-' scribed, the

plungers are maintained by the seat, frame in a permanent or fixedposition, onv the other hand, the cylinders will participate inv themovement of the seat.

Thus when owing to an obstruction "on the road ,'the seat descends, thecylinders 17 will r partic pate in this movement, which movement 1scushioned by the joint action of springs 28 and plungers 29, the parts17, 29 actlngin the manner of a'dash pot. Upon thejsubsequent cessationof excessive presoverpressure and underpress'ure -r'espectively createdabove and below-plunger 29.

the "construction described the are not only properly housed, but suddenand heavy jolts of the 'seat are effectively overcome, so that an easyrdlng free from fvlolent or, unpleasant shocksls insured.

claim; j v a 1. Asaddle provided with .a seat frame, a

pair of coiled springs accommodated within the cylinders and engagingthe pistons. I 2. A saddle provided with aseat frame, a

saddle. top carried thereby and havin a sur e,on the seat, the springswill again'raise lt' to 1ts normal position, in whlch action thesprings-are ass sted by theprevious'ly generated springs I i .saddle top.carriedcthereby and having a i freely movable rear freely movablerear*part,-a pair of cylin ers d'ep'endingfrom said rear. part, a pairof pistons secured to a fixed portion of theseat framefand received bysaid cylinders,- anda pair of coiled springsaccommodated within v thecylinders and engaging the pistons, said having diverging rear ends, asaddle top:

carried by the frame vand having a freely movablerear part, a cantle onsaid rear part, a pair of balls pivoted to the cantle, a pair ofcylinders pivoted to the bails, a pair of pistons 'carried by thediverging ends of the 10 "seat frame and'received' by said cylinders,

' and a'pair'of coiled springs accommodated ithin the cylinders andengaging the pistons.

Witnesses:

' AUGUST"ERB,

ADRIEN C. BECKER'I.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents? eac'lipbyaddressing the Commissioner of ratents,

wa smngwanac." i

. FREDERICK MESINGER.

